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The takeaway’s owner Saghir Ahmed appeared at Teesside Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to four charges of breaching food safety and hygiene provisions.

James Etherington, prosecuting for Middlesbrough Council , said: “The first two offences relate to a complaint Middlesbrough Council received on September 7 from a member of the public who purchased a meal from Chunki Chicken.

Chunki Chicken on Linthorpe Road (Image: Katie Lunn)

“They had purchased a number of items on September 3 but complained about a chicken shawarma that was contaminated with metal pieces.